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Washington, PA vs Hazleton, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Hazleton, is 9% less than it is in Washington and is 69% below the National Average.
- Washington unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Hazleton unemployment rate is 16.8%.
 Washington, PAHazleton, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%16.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.4%19.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,561$20,948$37,638
 Household Income$45,049$40,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,544$45,423$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Washington, PAHazleton, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.3%17.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.5%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%15.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.5%9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.9%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%8.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.3%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%1.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.9%1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Washington, PAHazleton, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%5.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.5%2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%2.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%2.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.4%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.9%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%16.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.7%1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%7.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.6%44.3%13.1%
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Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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